It will feature a tribute to veterans of all wars from all services, the presentation of colors and the Pledge of Allegiance

Colonel Duane A. Lamb, who retired from active duty in the Air Force six years ago, will address those gathered at the park Monday.

Moore commanded more than 2,000 troops in 50 locations in Iraq during his last combat tour, which ended in 2006. He has been decorated with 24 military medals, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Lamb, a University of Alabama alumnus, now serves as Assistant Vice President of Facilities and Grounds at the University of Alabama. He also serves as the advisor to the UA student Campus Veterans Association. He lives in Tuscaloosa with his wife Kimberly and their three children.

Later that morning, the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center will hold a public Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Sports Atrium in Bldg. 137.

During the ceremony, the Paul W. Bryant High School JROTC will post and retire an American flag, and representatives of veteran service organizations will place of a memorial wreath.

Major (Ret.) James M. Burch, a Greene County native who served for 22 years in the United States Marine Corps, will deliver the keynote address. A Vietnam veteran, Burch received the Silver Star for gallantry in action, a Bronze Star, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the Purple Heart for wounds received in action.

Major Burch retired from the Marine Corps in 1984 and now lives with his wife, Jean, in Tuscaloosa.

All nonessential city services will close for the federal holiday, including all offices at City Hall. Trash pick-up trucks will not run Monday, pushing back collection dates a day next week. A city of Tuscaloosa spokesperson said residents should expect earlier pick-ups than usual because of the need to make up for missing Monday’s collection.